Maccabi Petah Tikva Abada made his professional debut for
Maccabi Petah Tikva in the
Israel State Cup on 22 August 2019, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute against
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, in a match that ended in a 4–1 home win for his team. On 9 September 2019, he scored his first senior Israeli
Liga Leumit goal in the 90th minute against
Bnei Sakhnin, that finished as a 1–1 home draw for Maccabi Petah Tikva. On 30 August 2020, Abada scored his first
Israeli Premier League goal, which coincided with his team's 86th minute winning goal, earning his side a 1–2 away victory over
Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Celtic On 14 July 2021,
Scottish Premiership club
Celtic announced the signing of Abada on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £3.6 million. On 20 July 2021, he scored on his debut in the first leg of Celtic's
Champions League second round qualifying match against Danish side
Midtjylland, that ended in a 1–1 home draw. On 21 August 2021, in his third
Scottish Premiership appearance, Abada scored both his and Celtic's first two league goals, that led to a 6–0 home victory over
St. Mirren. On 4 November 2021, he scored the winning goal for Celtic in a
2021–22 UEFA Europea League Group stage match against Hungarian side
Ferencváros. On 26 December 2021, Abada netted an early
brace in a
2021–22 Scottish Premiership match against
St. Johnstone, earning his team a 1–3 away win. Abada won the
PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award for 2021–22. On 3 September 2022, he scored both the first and third goal against
Rangers in an
Old Firm derby league match, that ended in a 4–0 home win for Celtic. Abada made his debut
UEFA Champions League Group stage appearance on 6 September 2022, opening against Spanish side
Real Madrid. On 19 October 2022, he scored a
brace in the span of 11 minutes and later on added an assist against
Motherwell in the
2022–23 Scottish League Cup quarter-finals, to lead his team to a 4–0 away victory. In January 2023, Abada was featured in the official 40-man list composed by
UEFA.com – which named the best young players in the continent that: "have the potential to take European football by storm in 2023". On 1 September 2023, Abada signed a new four-year contract with Celtic. His career with Celtic was affected by the
Gaza war, as the
Green Brigade fans group demonstrated their support for the Palestinians. Abada met with Celtic senior management after these displays, which had led to him being criticised in Israel, and Celtic issued a statement saying that it was "inappropriate" for the fans to show those messages. Abada was injured at the time the war started, and he returned to the team in December. and then confirmed that Abada could leave the club. On 8 March 2024, Abada left Celtic for a fee of £10 million.
Charlotte FC Abada moved to
Major League Soccer club
Charlotte FC on 8 March 2024. ==International career==